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Deep Silver to Publish SEGA & Atlus Titles in Europe: 7th Dragon III Code: VFD, Persona 5 and SMT IV: Apocalypse Confirmed!

In an earlier article, we speculated that Deep Silver could be a potential candidate to bring Atlus and SEGA games to Europe, following the news that they would be publishing The King of Fighters XIV. Today that became a reality as Atlus, SEGA of America and Deep Silver have announced that they have entered a publishing deal for Europe. As part of the deal, 7th Dragon III Code: VFD, Persona …read more

ATLUS & SEGA of America Are Present at Anime Expo 2016 With Yakuza 0, Project DIVA X and More

Atlus has sent out a newsletter today, revealing that they’re present at the Anime Expo 2016 together with SEGA of America. You’ll be able to find them at booth #4001. Atlus does point out that there won’t be any merchandise this year, but the following games will be playable: Yakuza 0 Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA X The King of Fighters XVI Sonic Boom: Fire and Ice Rock of Ages II: …read more

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[Rumour] Is “SEGA Blast Heroes” a New SEGA Mobile Strategy RPG? (UPDATED)

An interesting piece of news has popped up on PocketGamer.biz, taking a look at what could be a new mobile game from SEGA. Recently, some people have reported seeing a new advert on Facebook promoting SEGA Blast Heroes, a supposedly new SEGA mobile strategy RPG. But curiously, the Facebook page behind the ad is called “SEGA Mobile”, and is listed as a “fan page” for SEGA. The advert in question …read more

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Dragon’s Crown Temporarily Removed from EU PlayStation Store Due to End of Atlus/NISA Partnership

It appears the first result of the end of the partnership between NIS America and Atlus in Europe has become visible, as Dragon’s Crown was removed from the EU PlayStation Store. Curiously, the game was actually part of the Big in Japan sale which we covered recently, making the removal of the game even more of a surprise. Fortunately, it appears the game will be returning to the PlayStation Store, …read more

The King of Fighters XIV: Team South America Trailer, E3 Exhibition Match Archive

Team South America graces us with their presence this week in The King of Fighters XIV’s cycle of playable character videos. I do like the theme music for this team, and their stage background. Wonder if they will also be a favorite of other players of this game? These are all new characters, so be sure to watch the trailer to see what they’re about. Atlus U.S.A.’s character description immediately …read more

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SEGA and Atlus Games Discounted in the “Big In Japan” Sales on the EU PlayStation Store

Like last year, Sony have launched another “Big in Japan” sales for the EU PlayStation Store, which sees a bunch of (mostly) Japanese games sold at a discounted price for the PS4, PS3, PS Vita and PSP. Like last year, we made a list of all the Atlus and Sega games featured in the sales, with their discounted price. Worth noting is that the discount applied for the price in British pound isn’t …read more

Sakura Wars 20th Anniversary

Sakura Wars 20th Anniversary Event Coming This September to Japan

The Japanese official Sakura Wars website recently posted scheduling details for a 20th anniversary Sakura Wars event. Titled “Chisa Yokoyama’s Sakura Wars 20th Birthday Party”, it will be taking place the weekend of September 23rd-25th – which, incidentally, is the weekend before the franchise’s 20th anniversary on September 27th. That is one extreme party! Across these three days, five different performance and talk events will be held. Each event will …read more

Toshihiro Nagoshi SEGA Nama Featuring Hideo Kojima Archived on YouTube

Missed the recent SEGANAMA broadcast with Toshihiro Nagoshi and Hideo Kojima? The archived footage was uploaded to SEGA of Japan’s YouTube account. Check it out below. It runs for a little under two hours, and Hideo Kojima, the guest of honor himself, shows up at around the 38:00 mark, with Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA Future Tone being demoed before then. After Kojima departs from the show, The World End Eclipse …read more